EMISAT & 28 others
Launch SuccessfulLaunch Details
Date: 1 Apr 2019, 03:57 am UTC
Rocket: PSLV-QL (PSLV)
Provider: Indian Space Research Organization
Mission
Type: Government/Top Secret
Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
Pad: Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Mission Description
The main payload is an electronic intelligence satellite EMISAT for India's Defence Research and Development Organization. This launch will also be the first flight of PSLV-QL, which is a version of PSLV rocket with four strap-on boosters. The fourth stage of the rocket will serve as an experimental platform for in-orbit experiments and will carry a small payload developed by Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology. The stage is equipped with solar panels and is expected to remain active for at least six months.